Listen here! Prayers for Both Parents that You Can Practice – All children born in this world must have both parents because it is impossible for a child to be born without the presence of their parents. Even though some children who are less fortunate are abandoned by their parents when they are young or for other reasons, the presence of parents still plays a very important role in the growth and development of a child who gives love and is sufficient for life so that the child grows up in the future.
As befits both parents who love their children from the time the child is born to the child as an adult, a child must also return the favor for the affection given by their parents and the return of the favor can be in the form of various things which can be in the form of materials or prayers for both parents for their good and happiness both when their parents are still alive in the world and they (both parents) have left their children in the world. For this reason, it is very important to always pray to God Almighty for our parents.
Therefore, the subject of discussion this time is various prayers for both parents so that all of our parents will always be given happiness and safety in the world and the hereafter by God Almighty.
Furthermore, we have summarized and presented the discussion regarding prayer for both parents below!
The Proof of Prayer for Both Parents
Teach children to use free time for positive things. Including time to read prayers for both parents.
Reading a prayer for parents is a form of devotion from a child to parents. In addition, it can be a charity for parents later.
In the beginning, you can teach your children the prayers of parents listed in the Quran. The following are some of the arguments in the Qur’an about the virtue of prayer for both parents:
1. QS An-Naml: 19
The prayer of the first two parents is found in Surah An-Nahl verse 19 which reads:
أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Rabbi awzi’ni an asykura ni’matakallati an’amta ‘alayya wa ‘ala wa lidayya wa an a’mala shalihan tardhahu wa adkhilni birahmatika fi ‘ibadikasshalihin
It means:
“O my Lord, give me inspiration to continue to be grateful for Your blessings that You have bestowed on me and my two parents and to do good deeds that You are pleased with; and enter me with Your grace into the ranks of Your pious servants.
2. QS Ibrahim: 41
In QS. Ibrahim verse 41 contains a prayer to ask forgiveness from Allah SWT as follows:
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Rabbighfirli wa li walidayya wa lil mu’minina yauma yaqumul hisabu
It means:
“O our Lord, forgive me and my parents and all the believers on the day of reckoning (the Day of Resurrection).”
3. Surah Al-Isra’ 24
From childhood to growing up, both parents always accompany and educate.
For all the kindness of parents, children can pray for them to get love from Allah SWT by reading QS al-Isra’ verse 24 below:
رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
Rabbirhamhuma kama rabbayani shaghira
It means:
“O my Lord, love them both, as they both have educated me as a child.”
Collection of Prayers to Parents
When a child prays for his parents, it is a practice that never stops even when his parents are gone. This is in accordance with the words of the Prophet Muhammad SAW:
“If someone dies, his charity will stop except for three things, namely: charity, useful knowledge and pious children.” (Muslim HR).
There are several prayers for our parents that we can say, whether the parents are still there or have died.
And here are some summaries of prayers for both parents that sinaumedia friends can practice everyday:
1. Prayer for the Living Parents
The prayers offered to God for the living parents are as follows:
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“Allahumma Fighfirlii Wa Liwaa Lidhayya Warham Humaa Kamaa Rabbayaa Nii Shaghiraa.” Meaning: “O Allah, forgive all my sins and the sins of my parents, and be merciful to them both as they were merciful to me when I was small.”
2. Prayer for Forgiveness for Both Parents
This prayer can be offered to Allah SWT to ease the burden on parents by eliminating their sins:
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ مِنْ مَشَارِقِ الْاَرْضِ إِلَى مَغَارِبِهَا بَرِّهَا وَبَحْرِهَا، خُصُوْصًا إِلَى آبَاءِنَا وَاُمَّهَاتِنَا وَأَجْدَادِنَا وَجَدَّاتِنَا وَأَسَاتِذَتِنَا وَمُعَلِّمِيْنَا وَلِمَنْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْنَا وَلِأَصْحَابِ الحُقُوْقِ عَلَيْنَا
“Allaahummaghfirlii dzunuubii waliwaalidayya warhamhumaa kamaa robbayaanii shoghiiro, waliljamii’il muslimiina walmuslimaati, walmu’miniina wal mu’minaati Al ahyaa’i minhum wal amwaati, wataabi’ bainanaa wa bainahum bil khoiraati, robbighfir warham wa annta khoirur roohimiin, walaa haula walaa quwwata billaahil’aliyyil adhiimi.”
Meaning: “O Allah, forgive me for my sins and the sins of my parents, and have mercy on both of them as they both took care of me when I was small, as well as to all Muslims and Muslims, all believers, men and women who are still alive and who have died, and follow between us and them with goodness. O Allah, forgive and have mercy because You are a God who is more compassionate and has no power and effort except with Your help.”
3. Prayer for Sick Parents
A child should feel sad when he sees his parents limp because of illness. In addition to caring for him, children also need to pray for a speedy recovery. The following is the prayer.
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ وَاشْفِه وأَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَآ was
“Allahumma robbannaasi adzhibil ba’sa wasy fihu, wa antas syaafi, laa syifaa-a illa syifaauka, syifaan laa yughaadiru saqamaa.”
Meaning: “O Allah, Lord of Humans and the universe, remove trouble and give him healing, You are the Most Healing Essence. There is no healing except healing from You, healing that does not leave other diseases.”
4. Prayer for Seriously Ill Parents
Like health, illness is only given except by Allah’s permission. So, only to Him can we ask for healing.
O Lord
“Allahumma ahyini maa kaa natil khayatu khairalli, watawaf fanni adza kaanat aafaatu khiralli” Meaning: “O Allah, cure his illness if it is better for him. And take his life if death is better for him.”
5. Prayer for both parents who have died
If one or both parents have died, one thing that can make them happy is to be a righteous child and always pray for them. The following is a prayer for both parents who have died, namely:
اللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ وَاَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ وَوَسِّعْ مَدْخَلَهُ وَاغْسِلْهُ بِلْمَاءِ وَالشَّلْجِ وَالْبَرْدِ وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْاَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّ نَسِ وَاَبْدِلْهُ دَارً اخَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ وَاَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِنْ اَهْلِهِ وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ وَادْخِلْهُ الجَنَّةَ وَاعِذْهُ مِنْ عَدَابِ الْقَبرِ وَفِتْنَتِهِ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ
“Allahummaghfir Lahu Warhamhu Wa ‘Aafihi Aa’fu ‘anhu Wa Akrim Nuzulahu Wa Wassi’ Madkhalahu, Waghsilhu Bil Maa i Wats-tsalji Walbarodi Wa Naqqihii Minal khathaa Ya Kamaa Yunaqqats-Tsawbul Abyadhu Minad Danas. Wa Abdilhu Daaran khairan Min Daarihii, Wa Ahlan Khairan Min Ahlihii, Wa Zawjan Khairan Min Zawjihi, Wa Adkhilhul Jannata, Wa A ‘Idzhu Min ‘Adzaabil Qobri Wa Fitnatihi, Wa Min ‘Adzaabin Naar.”
It means:
“O Allah, forgive and have mercy, release, release my parents. And glorify the place of residence, widen the entrance, wash my parents with clear and cool water. And clean my parents from all faults like a white shirt that is clean from dirt. And replace his residence with a better residence than the one he left behind, and a better family, than the one he left too. Enter my parents into heaven, and protect them from the torment of the grave and its slander, and the torment of hell fire.”
The Correct Procedure for Prayer
It is important to know how to pray so that prayers can be answered by Allah SWT.
It is known, prayer is also part of the recommended worship.
Prayer is a command from Allah SWT to humans. As stated in the letter Al-Mu’min verse 60 as follows:
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدْعُونِىٓ أَسْlection
“Wa qāla rabbukumud’ụnī astajib lakum, innallażīna yastakbirụna ‘an ‘ibādatī sayadkhulụna jahannama dākhirīn”
It means:
“And your Lord said: “Pray to Me, I will surely accept it for you.
Verily, those who are arrogant from worshiping Me will enter the Hell of Jahannam in a state of humiliation.”
There are adab that regulate prayer, which includes the ethics of prayer and the procedure for praying.
Here are some of the correct ways to pray according to Islamic etiquette:
- Start by praising Allah SWT.
- Say shalawat to Rasulullah SAW.
- Ask forgiveness from Allah SWT.
- Convey the troubles and noble deeds that parents have done.
- Say your prayers for both parents, in this case, asking for healing.
- Closing pray.
The Virtue of Praying for Parents
1. Behavior Beloved of Allah
Being dutiful and honoring one’s parents is a commendable behavior and is deeply loved by Allah. As written in the following hadith.
“It was narrated that Abi Abdurrahman Abdullah bin Mas’ud asked Rasulullah SAW: What deed is the most loved by Allah SWT? Then the Apostle replied: Pray on time, then I ask again, what other deeds? The Apostle answered birrul walidain (ie devoted to parents), then I asked again what charity? Rasulullah replied: Jihad in the way of Allah, (HR. Muttafaqun alaih).”
2. Get God’s blessing
“The pleasure of Allah depends on the pleasure of both parents and the displeasure of Allah on both of them. (Narrated by Thabrani).”
The hadith quote above explains that the pleasure of Allah is the pleasure of parents. So don’t waste your time asking your parents’ blessing to earn Allah’s approval.
3. Avoid difficult things
One solution to avoid getting into trouble is to ask your parents’ blessing. As the following words of the Prophet:
“One of the most important prayers is the prayer that parents pray for their children in times of joy and sorrow.”
Sourced from Anas bin Malik radhiyallahu anhu, Rasulullah said:
“There are three prayers that cannot be refused: (1) the prayer of parents (for their children) (2) the prayer of those who fast . (3) ) the prayer of those who are travelers” (HR. Al Baihaqi in his Sunan No. 6619, ratified in Al Albani Silsilah Ash Shahihah).
4. Make the sustenance easy
Gifts or sustenance from God are not always in the form of material possessions, but calm and healthy parents are extraordinary sustenance and should be grateful for. That is why it is believed that praying and dedicating oneself to one’s parents brings pleasure to God and also opens the door of sustenance.
The explanation is in (Surah Luqman: 14) in the Qur’an, which means:
“And We command a person (to do good) to his parents; his mother gave birth to him who grew weaker and weaned him in two years and his health is something to be thankful for. Be grateful to Me and your parents, because only to Me will you return.”
5. Heavenly Rewards
One of the practices that can elevate fathers and mothers in the afterlife is sincere prayer for the parents of their children. In addition to the rewards of heaven given to parents, children who pray for their parents also have the right to get God’s heaven.
Allah says about this in the Book of Allah: “And those who believed, and their children followed them in faith, We joined their descendants with them, and We did not take anything from the reward of their deeds. Everyone is bound by what he does.” (QS. Ath Thuur: 21).
How to Serve Parents
The Prophet SAW said: “The pleasure of Allah depends on the pleasure of the parents and the displeasure of Allah depends on the anger of the parents.” (Reported by Thabrani)
There are many ways to be devoted to parents that can be practiced from childhood, for example:
- Instill manners and respect for both parents,
- Following the second order, as long as it does not conflict with religion,
- Do not speak harshly to both,
- Follow their advice. So when kids get scolded, they understand that their parents don’t approve of their actions.
- Helping parents in daily activities
- Uphold the good name of both parents by always doing good,
- Caring for the elderly, especially when they are sick or old and aged
When parents have died, other ways of devotion are shown:
- Fulfilling the tasks assigned to them when they are still alive, given advice, upholding the good name of their parents,
- Often recite prayers for both parents, so that their sins are forgiven and may Allah SWT expand their graves.
Conclusion
That’s all for a brief discussion of reading prayers for the two people that we can practice. Not only discussing prayer readings for the two people that we can practice, but also discussing the virtues and benefits of prayer for the two greatest parents. Reading and understanding Prayer for both parents is a good example for every child because being devoted to parents is not only a form of reciprocation because they have cared for and raised us from childhood but also a form of one’s love for their parents which can be taught to the next generation.